‘I don’t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong’: Trump blasts ‘dishonest and corrupt’ Democrats following impeachment drama
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused some of those who supported his impeachment of hypocritically cloaking themselves in their faith, in a thinly veiled attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitt Romney, the sole Republican to vote to convict him in his trial.
Pelosi, a Catholic who launched the impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives in September, said in December that she does not hate Trump and that she prays for him. Romney, a Mormon, said in an emotional speech before the Senate vote on Wednesday that his faith compelled him vote to convict Trump.
It was the second display of animosity between the two leaders in less than 48 hours. During Tuesday’s State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump declined to shake Pelosi’s hand and she ripped up a copy of his speech just behind him as the cameras rolled.The timing and tenor of Trump’s remarks on Thursday contrasted with the theme of the prayer breakfast, which was built around loving your enemies.
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